Work as a tattooist allows you to realize your creative potential and achieve high earnings. Now many people aspire to decorate the body with drawings and inscriptions. They turn to experienced tattoo artists, about whom positive feedback from clients. The question arises what to do for the newcomers, because it is difficult for them to withstand the competition. We will have to deal with issues: how to find customers, where to advertise services, what tools to buy. Need a lot of different things to consider in order to become a popular tattoo artist.
How to become the tattoo master: that for this purpose it is necessary
At this point, people cannot go to university or a specialized school to become a tattoo artist. To learn how to draw on the body, you can take short courses or become an apprentice of an experienced master. It will be necessary to learn how to work with people's skin, learn how to create sketches. Also, a person will have to figure out what equipment tattoo artists use, how to choose the right consumables.
Even if the future master learns the theory well, he will still lack practice. Will need to hone their manner of drawing, to develop an individual style. Also need to decide what method of working with the illustration. There is a variant when a master first transfers a drawing from paper to human skin, then it traces and paints over with a machine. The second method allows the tattooist to show his imagination. He puts the drawing on the body at once, using only his imagination. It is recommended that beginners work with pre-prepared sketches, as it is much easier.
If a person is serious about his profession, he must learn how to draw. One can get an art education at a university or graduate from specialized courses. Someone decides to learn from video lessons or books, but in any case it is necessary to approach the matter responsibly. A good tattooist is first of all a professional artist.
To become a good tattoo artist, you will need not only to be trained, but also to buy the necessary equipment. You will need tattoo guns, ink, and sterile equipment. You will also need to buy gloves, needles, tubes, grips, cleaners, ink cups and more. During work, you will need to follow the rules of hygiene in order not to bring an infection to the client. It is important to treat the workplace and use only sterile tools so that everything is in order.
It is necessary to take care in advance to have a room where the master will be able to receive clients. Many beginners work at home, because they can not afford to rent a room. At first they take a small amount for their services, as they want to attract customers. For this reason they decide to work at home, and in this case it is desirable to allocate a separate room. It must be kept clean and pets should not be allowed in.
If it is possible to rent a separate room, then it should be done. In this case, the clients will have more confidence in the master, because they will see that he is serious about his job.
How to become a model at the tattoo festival?
(Please, if you have decided to get a tattoo at the festival,
read this document carefully and to the end)
Getting a tattoo seems simple, but you need to take the process of selecting a master seriously.
First, you need to know WHAT you want to do. Now in the Internet there is a large quantity of information devoted to all styles and directions. Therefore, in this document we will focus on the process of selecting a master from the list of festival participants. The first thing to do is to look at the works of our participants, they are in the album of the group https://vk.com/album-440103_208737378 or on our website https://tattoo-festival.ru/ehksponenty.html . Choose the work whose style and performance you like. Most likely you will like the work of more than one artist.
Important: Look through each candidate's entire portfolio on his or her profile page! It means to look through all the added photos of tattoos made during the last year. Pay attention to the outline, the density of the paint, the transitions of shades from light to shadow, composition and perspective. These are the main criteria by which you can determine the level of the master.
Write to the masters you like; there are links to their pages under the photos. In a message it is necessary to describe the idea of a tattoo, the place where you want it done, the size - the width and height of the work in cm and be sure that you want to make a tattoo at the festival! Ask how much the tattoo will cost and how long it will take to get it done. Can it be done in one session or, if the tattoo is very large, do you need several sessions? This will help you make a preliminary estimate. Different masters have different speed of work. Someone can do a shoulder for 4-7 hours depending on the complexity of the work, someone may need more than one session, in the first place the duration of the session is limited by the model's ability to tolerate pain. By doing some simple arithmetic, you can figure out how much time you will have to endure and the final amount of work. If you want to know the final amount, ask, but here we should take into account that the tattooist most likely will give a figure taking into account the maximum time that he can spend.
There will be a huge number of artists at the festival. The price range is from 3000 rubles to 8000 rubles per hour. Some eminent masters at the festival lower their prices to 5000 rubles / hour. Also somewhere around 5,000 rubles/hour will cost a foreign exhibitor. In Europe, on average an hour's work costs around 150 euros. Through the efforts of my colleagues who help us bring foreigners to St. Petersburg, we are able to somewhat lower that rate. We recommend to sign up for foreigners and celebrities right now (if you have any questions about signing up for foreigners, please contact Olga Nazimova at https://vk.com/spb_tattoo_fest).
Some tattoo artists can do a small job for as little as 5,000 rubles. The minimum cost of a minimum size tattoo has been kept at 3,000 rubles for many years, but these are the simplest sketches. May the authoritative masters forgive me for mentioning this word, the example of the latter is a hieroglyph. But we are in the 21st century! Masters who come to the festival will be more willing to realize interesting ideas, and here it is not even a question of size.
If you are satisfied with the level of the master and the cost of the tattoo, you are convinced of your idea, it is time to make an agreement.
Ask how you can make an advance payment for the sketch. On a wall of group of a festival I have mentioned the sum in 5000 rubles with the purpose of "weed out" wishing to make tattoo free of charge. The sum of prepayment depends on the size and complexity of the tattoo. From 1000 rub. and up. As a rule, the amount for the sketch is included in the cost of the tattoo. The most common ways are to send money to the Sberbank card or put the amount on your cell phone account. It is also important to voice the time and day when it will be convenient for you to come to the session.
Why is the sketch paid for? It is the most important part of the job, it is something that can still be corrected, within reason. Sometimes it can take longer for a master to draw a sketch than it does to do a tattoo. And for those getting their first tattoo, it's also plus your responsibility! When the sketch is paid for, you realize that it's not a joke, it's forever!
In order for a great sketch to come out prepare yourself! Collect pictures, let it be photos, drawings, engravings - it does not matter! None of the masters will agree to make a copy of the tattoo, you can pay attention of the master only to specific details, if you like them so much, it will be correct. For example: you want a snake - decide what kind, what color, open mouth or closed, thick or thin, evil or good, whether it needs flowers or patterns or not. Or if you completely trust your master - that's even better. Just trust him. But if you have any requests, tell the craftsman IMMEDIATELY!
Important information! Most artists draw the sketch once, if you need to make minor revisions, they can meet you halfway and make changes, but most of these additions are made once you come to the session. Masters to draw responsibly, all the lines and dashes in the sketch for a reason, they are there to stay. Of course this is all up for discussion, but experienced masters with a name always reserve the right to have the last word. If you suddenly decide to redo something drastically, prepare to pay the cost of a new sketch. Money is not refundable. The original remains with the master - it is his time and skill. Or ask how much it would cost to draw a sketch without a tattoo.
I have tried to describe first of all the subtleties that most often interest the visitors-readers of the festival pages who prefer epistolary communication, and these are mostly financial questions. I can't answer the following questions: "who do you recommend for tattoos", "who do you think is the best". Because it is unethical for the organizer of the festival to answer these questions. I hope for your understanding! Firstly, it puts an end to the question of "our own" in the Tattoo Contest, and secondly, there are only 150 registered artists! Among them there are absolutely new names and I can simply miss the talented tattoo artist, and it is not correct. Thirdly, and in fact it should have been put in the first point, all people are different and what I like can be cardinally different from what is close to you. Trust your eyes, your intellect and your heart, because it is this combination, combined with your diligence in reviewing the vast amount of photos and information that will help you make the right choice!
Regards,
Olga Nazimova.
P.S. Action!
It will start on the 1st of May. You have all April to think everything over and we have 30 days to convince the masters to participate =)
The idea is as follows. If you are ready to make an advance payment to the master for a tattoo of at least 5000 rubles, you can get a free ticket to the festival.
Tattoo artists participating in the action can be seen here:
https://vk.com/album-440103_213808263 Ask the participating tattoo artists for more details.
The cost of prepayment can be adjusted by the master.
Where to find clients
Even if a person learned how to make tattoos, bought the necessary tools and prepared the room, it does not mean that he will become a popular master. You will need to take care of finding clients. There is a lot of competition in this field, which means that you have to try to entice people.
There are different ways to gain a client base. It is recommended to get acquainted with how you can do it.
Features of finding clients for the novice master
Beginners often give tattoos to their friends and acquaintances to practice. If you do a good job, people will recommend the master to others. This will get the first clients and it will be important to retain them.
You should also advertise on forums and various social networks. You can invite models who will allow you to practice on their skin, and use the result as an example of work. Often in this case, the master provides services for free or charges only for consumables. This option is suitable for people who have not yet gained a client base.
A novice master should not overestimate the cost of work, otherwise no one will turn to him. The price should be cheaper than that of professionals. You can make discounts, hold various promotions and drawings. The more inventive the beginner will be, the faster he will attract customers.
Options for advertising your services
It is necessary to advertise your services. You can advertise on a popular site, for example, register on barb.ru. It is regularly visited by a large number of people, wishing to find a master. If the tattooist put a low price, then to him quickly begin to refer customers.
You can also create a personal website and gradually promote it. You need to put examples of work on it, indicate the cost of services, its benefits.
Giving ads in the newspaper usually does not make sense, because it is rarely read by citizens aged 18-35 years. At the same time, the main part of the clients are young people.
It is recommended to attend festivals and battles, where there will be other tattoo artists. There you will be able to prove yourself and find new customers.
If the master will be constantly evolving and improving skills, he can become popular and in demand. The main thing is to have patience, because in any profession at first you have to deal with difficulties.
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As many curious phenomena on the Earth, the human tradition to decorate their bodies, according to scientists, appeared by chance, when our ancestors noticed that when healing cut or burned skin, which accidentally got soot or other dyeing substance, they formed fancy drawings.
In the culture of different peoples tattoo fulfilled different functions: men and women in accordance with certain rules applied on the body drawings to mark the important stages of their lives and victories over enemies, to intimidate rivals and protect from evil spirits, to protect the skin from frostbite and exposure to salt water, simply for beauty. There was, however, the opposite tradition: to mark criminals with stigmas and special tattoos.
Unlike the technique of applying the patterns on the body, the term "tattoo" is young enough - it was coined in the late 18th century by the famous traveler James Cook, borrowing from the Tahitian dialect, where it meant "drawing". For a time, tattooing was understood exclusively as a procedure used in Tahiti, but gradually the word acquired a more general meaning. At that time, of course, there were no tattoo parlors yet.
Despite the fact that the functions of tattooing have changed a lot over several thousand years of history of this art, the study of the body art of different times and peoples, professional and class classes can be not only interesting, but also useful occupation.
In a tattoo salon you can get a tattoo of high quality and most importantly safely. Someone will categorically refuse other people's creative ideas and draw thousands of sketches to create their own original pattern.
For those who apply a drawing in modern tattoo salons, having all necessary certificates and licenses, good specialists and equipment, this procedure is not only completely safe, but also much less painful. Psychologists have found that for the vast majority of people who decide to get a tattoo for the first time, the experience turns out to be not so frightening at all. Today, they are applied to the body using an induction machine: by piercing the skin up to several thousand times per minute, the needle minimizes its trauma. This is the technique used by all modern machines used around the world. Whether you get a tattoo in Moscow or in New York - there is no difference, you need only be confident in the professionalism of the master.
